St. John Fisher's Efforts Prove Worthwhile with 60-56 over College

The St. John Fisher College men's basketball team went on an 11-2 run over the final 4:07 and rallied to beat visiting Brooklyn College 60-56 in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Championship.

With the win, Fisher advances to the Second Round and will host Brandeis University at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Judges defeated St. Lawrence University 76-64 earlier in the evening.

Brooklyn (22-7), who had won 17 of its last 18 games, led 54-49 with 4:27 left after two free throws from Daniel Nisbett.

The Cardinals (23-5), however, knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers - the first from Jordan Koch and the second from Connor Henderson with 3:22 left -
giving the Cardinals a 55-54 advantage.

Koch pushed Fisher's lead to 58-54 with 1:47 left with another three points, this one coming on a traditional 3-point-play.

Nisbett pulled the Bulldogs within two points at 58-56 with 56 seconds with two free throws, but the Cardinals sealed the win with two free throws from Matt Newman with 15.1 seconds left. The Bulldogs failed to get off a legitimate shot in their final possession.